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David J. Shannon 1755–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Rockfish, Nelson, Virginia, USA

Death Date: August 1820

Death Location: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Pvt. Sr

Mother: Jean Reid

Spouse(s): Jane McKnight

Children(s): John Shannon, Finis Shannon, JEFFERSON Shannon, Elizabeth Shannon, Thomas Shannon, Mary Shannon, David Shannon, Samuel Shannon, Jane Shannon, Nancy Shannon, James Shannon

David J. Shannon was born in 1755 in Rockfish, Nelson, Virginia, USA, the child of Pvt Samuel H Shannon Sr And Jean Jane Reid. David J. Shannon married Jane Mcknight, Samuel B Mcknight, and had children including David Mcknight Shannon, Elizabeth Shannon, Finis Washington Shannon, James Shannon, Jane Reid Shannon, Jefferson Shannon, John David Shannon, Mary Shannon, Nancy Ann Shannon, Samuel H Shannon, Thomas Jefferson Shannon. David J. Shannon passed away in 1820 in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David J. Shannon was born in 1755 in Rockfish, Nelson, Virginia, USA, the child of Pvt Samuel H Shannon Sr And Jean Jane Reid.
  • David J. Shannon married Jane Mcknight, Samuel B Mcknight, and had children including David Mcknight Shannon, Elizabeth Shannon, Finis Washington Shannon, James Shannon, Jane Reid Shannon, Jefferson Shannon, John David Shannon, Mary Shannon, Nancy Ann Shannon, Samuel H Shannon, Thomas Jefferson Shannon.
  • David J. Shannon passed away in 1820 in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pvt. Sr
1728–1818
Birth Location: Sadsbury Meeting House, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
PS
Jean Reid
1730–1811
Birth Location: Lancaster, Delaware, USA
JR

Spouses(s)

Jane McKnight
1759–1830
Birth Location: Rockfish, Amherst, Virginia, British Colony
JM

Children(s)

John Shannon
1798–1862
Birth Location: Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee, USA
JS
Finis Shannon
1800–1832
Birth Location: Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
FS
JEFFERSON Shannon
1804–1860
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
JS
Elizabeth Shannon
1797–1878
Birth Location: Franklin Post Office, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
ES
Thomas Shannon
1785–1873
Birth Location: Tennessee
TS
Mary Shannon
1788–1819
Birth Location: –
MS
David Shannon
1790–1860
Birth Location: Davidson, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
DS
Samuel Shannon
1795–1854
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
SS
Jane Shannon
1792–1834
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JS
Nancy Shannon
1796–1872
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
NS
James Shannon
1795–1882
Birth Location: Davidson, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
JS

David Shannon's Ancestors

Self
David Shannon
1755–1820
Birth Place: Rockfish, Nelson, Virginia, USA
Parents
Pvt. Samuel H. Shannon Sr
1728–1818
Sadsbury Meeting House, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Jean (Jane) Reid
1730–1811
Lancaster, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Shannon's Descendants

1.
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David (J.) Shannon (1755–August 1820) m. Jane McKnight (1759–1830)
  1. 1. John (David) Shannon 1798–1862 m. Mary ("Polly") GOODE 1797–1891
    1. 1. Mildred (Catherine) Shannon 1823–1906 m. Theophilus Bass 1811–1849 m. Samuel (Doak) Nelson 1802–1863
      1. 1. John (S) Bass 1847– m. Clarinda (Clementine) Massey 1852–1950
        1. 1. Theopolis (Edwin) Bass 1871–1923 m. Annie ("Cleo" P) Harris 1890–1913
        2. 2. Gertie Wade 1882–1946
        3. 3. Myrtle Welch 1884–1971 m. William (Leonidas) Welch 1879–1945
        4. 4. William (Calvin "Willie") Bass 1875–1945 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Simmons 1877–1960
        5. 5. Cherokee (Wesley) Bass 1879–1881
        6. 6. John (Lawrence) Bass 1873–1899
        7. 7. Charles (Otis) Bass 1887–1935 m. Gertrude (Lavada "Gertie") Oliver 1887–1986
        8. 8. Menia (C.) Bass 1877–1939 m. John (G) Howard 1872–1920
      2. 2. Joseph (W) Nelson 1859–1870
      3. 3. Octavia (Lucretia) Nelson 1854–1883 m. John (Albert) McCullah 1851–1921
        1. 1. Vinnie (Belle) McCullah 1876–1879
        2. 2. Lynn (Dedric) McCullah 1881–1941
        3. 3. Willis (Austin) McCullah 1874–1949
        4. 4. Ira (Demsa) McCullah 1872–1955
      4. 4. Rebecca (Ophalia) Nelson 1851–1927 m. John (Francis "Frank") Seaman 1847–1905
        1. 1. Efton Seaman 1871–1908 m. Gertrude ((Minnie) A) Goin 1866–1914
        2. 2. Charles Seaman 1873–1907 m. Idice (M.) Melton 1873–1901
        3. 3. Ben (D.) Seaman 1875–1931
        4. 4. Etta (S.) Seaman 1883–1915
        5. 5. May (O.) Seaman 1886–1899
      5. 5. Mary (Catherine) Bass 1843–1921
      6. 6. James (Theopolis) Bass 1841–1865
      7. 7. Nancy (Elizabeth) Bass 1845–1923 m. Francis (Patrick) Berry 1842–1913
        1. 1. Norah Massey 1867–
        2. 2. Marion (S) Berry 1870–1871
        3. 3. Minnie (C) Berry 1872–1950 m. Thomas (Lormore) Jones 1874–1947 m. Cornelius Slattery 1869–1913
        4. 4. Francis (Patrick) Berry 1880–1880
        5. 5. Nancy (Elizabeth) Berry 1884–1968 m. William (Elmo) Zimmerman 1877–1946
  2. 2. Finis (Washington) Shannon 1800–1832
    1. 1. Martha (Ann) Shannon 1824–1870
      1. 1. John (Pleasant) Fitzgerald 1848–1924
        1. 1. Lendo (Allen) Fitzgerald 1890–1966
  3. 3. JEFFERSON Shannon 1804–1860
    1. 1. John (Kib) Shannon 1834–
      1. 1. William (Jefferson) Shannon 1855–1946
        1. 1. Emory (Clifton) Shannon 1882–1979
    2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Shannon 1851–1928 m. Martha Shanon 1852–
      1. 1. Willie Shanon 1876–
      2. 2. Rosa Shanon 1878–
      3. 3. Liza Shanon 1880–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Shannon 1797–1878
    1. 1. Nimrod (T) Ferguson 1837–1894
      1. 1. Josephine (Belles) Ferguson 1884–1971
        1. 1. Samuel (Franklin) Garvin 1904–1979
    2. 2. Malinda Ferguson 1818–1871
      1. 1. Louisa Lawhorn 1845–1885
        1. 1. Daniel (Preston) Damron 1869–1944
    3. 3. Ferdinand Ferguson 1839–1904
      1. 1. Annie (Mary) Cantrell 1867–1960
        1. 1. William (Watson) Cantrell 1889–1962
        2. 2. Thomas (Claude) Cantrell 1896–1971
  5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) Shannon 1785–1873
    1. 1. Lucinda (C) Shannon 1809–1888
      1. 1. Pierce (Whitley) Crisp 1820–1896
        1. 1. Anthony (A) Crisp 1872–1962
  6. 6. Mary Shannon 1788–1819
  7. 7. David (McKnight) Shannon 1790–1860
  8. 8. Samuel (H) Shannon 1795–1854
  9. 9. Jane (Reid) Shannon 1792–1834
  10. 10. Nancy (Ann) Shannon 1796–1872
  11. 11. James Shannon 1795–1882

David Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of David J. Shannon in Rockfish, Nelson, Virginia, USA
Rockfish, Nelson, Virginia, USA
1820
August 1820
Age 65
Death of David J. Shannon in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Rockfish, Nelson, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1820
    Event Place: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States of America
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